Gage-cock.



C. H. SWART.

GAGE COCK.-

APPLlCATlON FILED MAR. 14. 1917.

Patented Jan. 8, 1918.

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GAGE-COCK.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, CHARLES H. SWART; a citizen of the United States,residing a W'atervliet, in the county of Albany and State of New York,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Gage- Cocks, ofwhich the following is a specification, I,

This invention'relates to improvements in gage cocks, water gages, orsimilar devices; being particularly useful in connection with boilers orcontainers of any character where the quantity of theliquid contents hasto be ascertained.

Anobject of this invention is to provide a device that is very simple inconstruction and that isso constructed as to. permit of easy access toany part of the passage in the body for cleaning purposes.

lVith the above and other objects in view, this invention consists ofthe novel construction, combination and arrangement of parts all ashereinafter more fully described, claimed and illustrated in theaccompanying drawings, wherein I Figure 1 is a fragmentary sectionalview of the gage.

Fig. 2 is a sectional view on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a sectional view on the line 3-3 of Fig. 2.

Throughout the following detail description and on the various figuresof the drawing, similar parts are referred to by like referencecharacters.

The body 1 of the device is threaded at one end for securing the same tothe wall 2 of a boiler or other suitable container. The body is providedwith a continuous straight clean-out passage 3, slightly enlarged at itsoutwardly projecting end and adapted to receive a removable closuremember 4. Extending from the passage 3 of the body is the hollow neck orconnecting passage 5 for the offset valve receiving member 6. This valvereceiving member is provided at opposite ends with the stufling boxes 7and extending through the valve receiving member 6 and the stuffingboxes 7 is the valve member or plunger 8 provided at one end with ahandle or manipulating member 9 for revolving and sliding the same, andat its other end with the longitudinal passage 10. The passage 10 isprovided with a transverse intersecting passage 11 adapted to establishcommunication between the Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented J'an.8,191 8.

Application'filed Fletch 14, 1917. ,Serial No. 154,776.

longitudinalpassage of the body and the connecting passage 5 to permitthe escape of the contents out through the outlet 12 at the curved endportion of the plunger, which end portion is so arranged, preferably,that it will direct the discharge laterally as the valve isopened.

It; will be readily seen that by moving the plunger 53, which fits itsseat snugly, outwardly and at the same time rotating the plunger untilthe transverse passage 11 at one side assumes a vertical positionregisteringwith the connecting passage 5 a continuous outlet for thesteam or fluid is provided for testing purposes. The discharge isstopped by moving the handle back into normalclosed position so that,the transverse passage 11 will not register with the connecting passage5 of the body and preferably until said passage is beyond the endstuffing box 7- to insure against leakage.

The most important advantage of the device consists of the specialconstruction of the. body to permit thorough cleaning of the same. Themain passage is straight and continuous throughout the body so that itaffords ready access for the introduction of cleaning implements if suchbecomes necessary and furthermore does not require the reilnoval of thevalve to accomplish the resu t. 1

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new is 1. A gagecock of the class described comprising a body having a clean-out passagetherethrough, a closure member for said passage, a valve member forcontrolling the passage of fluid through the body and having an escapeoutlet, said valve member being shiftable in one direction to disposeits outlet in inoperative position exterior to the body of the valve andbeing shiftable in the other direction to bring said escape outletwithin said body when discharge through the body is to be effected.

2. A gage cock of the class described comprising a body having alongitudinal cleanout passage therethrough, a valve member mounted insaid body in spaced relation to the passage and having an escape passagetherein normally disposed exteriorly of the body but adapted to bebrought into the body into registry with the longitudinal passage uponlongitudinal movement of the valve member.

lation to said passage and having an escape passage therein adapted tobe brought into registry with the'longitudinal passage aforesaid, saidvalve member snugly fitting in the body and normally positioned so as toprevent escape of fluid through the body and movable revolubly andlongitudinally to establish communication between the longitudinalpassage and the escape passage.

7 4t. A gage cock of the class described comprising a body, the mainportion'of which is provided with a longitudinal clean-out passage, saidbody comprising a hollow portion oii'set from the main portion andarranged substantially parallel With the main portion andhavingcommunication with saidmain portion, a valve member mounted insaid offset portion and having an escapepassage therein, said valvemember being shiftable longitudinally and rotatableto establish Copiesof this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing theCommissioner .of Patents,

communication between the longitudinal passage and escape passage, and aremovable closure member for the outer end of the main body portionenabling access to the cleanout passage aforesaid.

5.. A gage cock of the class described com-.

prising a body having an offset valve're- 'ceiving portion, said bodyhaving a straight passage extending longitudinally thereof, a removableclosure -me1nber 'forone "end of said passage, and a' rotatable plungervalve mounted in the offset portion and having a longitudinal passage atone end portion thereof, said plungervalve having a-transf verseintersecting passage adapted to establ1Sl1 communication between thelongitudinal passage of the body and the escape passage upon rotationof' the valve, saidplunger valve being movable longitudinallyto-shiftthe end portion having the escapepassage thereininto a position exteriorof the offset portion of the valve body; w

In testimony whereof I aiiix my signature.

CHARLES H. SWART.

Washington-,1). G.

